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PayPal Hires Apple Vet Allison Johnson as Its First CMO in 6 Years

She previously worked at West, a marketing and venture capital firm

Allison Johnson, the soon-to-be CMO of PayPal.Courtesy of Allison Johnson
By Diana Pearl

January 14, 2019

PayPal is adding a major player to its marketing department: Today, the company announced the hiring of Allison Johnson as CMO and executive vice president. The brand has been without a CMO since 2013.

Diana Pearl

Diana is the brand marketing editor at Adweek and managing editor of Brandweek.

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